18-U.S.C.-914

§914 – Creditors of The United States

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• Reference: Section 914
• Legend: §914 – Creditors of The United States
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

Whoever falsely personates any true and lawful holder of any share or sum in the public stocks or debt of the United States, or any person entitled to any annuity, dividend, pension, wages, or other debt due from the United States, and, under color of such false personation, transfers or endeavors to transfer such public stock or any part thereof, or receives or endeavors to receive the money of such true and lawful holder thereof, or the money of any person really entitled to receive such annuity, dividend, pension, wages, or other debt, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 742; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §78 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, §33, 35 Stat. 1095).

Words prize money after pension were deleted as repealed by act Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 413, 30 Stat. 1007, repealing all laws authorizing prize money distribution.

Mandatory punishment was rephrased in the alternative.

In the punishment provision the words five years were substituted for ten years to harmonize it with the punishment provisions in sections 287 and 1001 of this title, covering similar offenses. (See revisers note under section 287 of this title.)

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $5,000.

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